Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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